Billiard cue



Jan, 6, 1925.

'.l. R. STARK BILLIARD lC UE Filed June 28,

Patented Jan. 6, 1925.`

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MANsoN, or NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

BILLIARD CUE.

Application filed. June 28, 1922. Serial No. 571,480.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that LJOHN R. STARK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nashville, in the `county of Davidson and Y State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Billiard Cues, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvev ments in billiard cues and has for its main obJect to provide a novel construction of the tip of the cue, whereby the tip is held on very securely without the use of glue, so that it cannot be torn oif or become loose. This has the advantage, that the tip will last much longer than usual and it can be worn down to the last shred.

lt often occurs in the middle of a game that the glued-on tip becomes loose or unattached and this may seriously adect the game, as a player generally has a favorite cue and it takes several hours to have a new tip attached thereon.

Another object of this invention resides in the fact, that a special housing is provided for the tip. rPhe advantage of this will be readily understood, as thel player may remove the tip andput it in his pocket after finishing' the game. The cue will then be in good-condition for his next game, as nobody can use it without the tip.

In the accompanying drawing one embodiment of the invention is illustrated ;v and Figure 1 shows an elevation of a cue complete with the improved tip; Y

Figures 2 is a fragmentary elevation and longitudinal section of the end of the cue; and Figure 3 shows in perspective view the detail parts of the improved attachment.

The cue 10 has the usual shape with a heavy butt end 11 and tapering down toa comparatively narrow tip end 12. At this end is secured a sleeve 13 which may be threaded a metallic rod screwed .into `the tip end 12 or fastened in anyother suitable manner so that the outside of the sleeve 13 forms an uninterrupted continuation Vof the outer face of the end 12. At the forward end of this sleeve is formed a recess 14, which is preferably threaded. A tip 15, which is as usual made of some resilient material, is inserted n a housing 16, This housing isfpreferably split along an axial plane-25 so as to form two mating parts abutting along this plane and a shank 17 is formed on the inner end of the housing` y y upon lthe housing 16V is screwed into the sleeve 13 the lteeth 21V willfbecome embedded A in the tip in such a manner that it cannot become detached from the cue. i

As best seen in Figure 3 the shape of the tip 15 is the same as that of tips ordinarily provided, so that itwill require no special,construction of the tip tobe adapted for this construction of the cue.

It will. now be-understood that the tip,V

with its housing, although removable from vthe end' of the cue, w1ll not v1n any manner become loose or detached from the cue during its use. This is naturally a great advantage, as the game is often interfered with by loose tips during the play.

By simply unscrewing the housing 16 from its seat the cue cannot again be used until the tip is attached and in this manner the owner of the cue will have his assurance that the cue is in readiness for his next game without having been tampered with in the meantime'.

The sleeve 13 and the housing 16 areA preferably made of `some light material such as aluminum, so that no increased weight atthe end of the cue will occur from this construction. n

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

An attachment for billiard cues comprising a tip of resilient-material, a housing ico for the tip, said housing being pro-vided with a recess having teeth for gripping said tip, an eXteriorly threaded shank on said housing, said housing vbeing divided along a central axial plane. and'provided with a shoulder' at the juncture between the shank and the body portion of said housing, a, sleeve threaded on said shank and abutting against said shoulder, und ar rneta1- lio rod securely fastened in the tip end of Y the eue and having threaded engagement with said sleeve, the exterior diameter of said housing and said sleeve beingidentical with the tip end of the eue, thereby producing an uninterrupted surface of the con neoted parts. Y f

In testimony whereof I ture.

JOHN n. STARK. [L 5.]

a'x my signa- 

